Saskatchewan Roughriders’ Jermarcus Hardrick wins 2025 CFL Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman

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Saskatchewan Roughriders’ right tackle Jermarcus Hardrick has officially been named the CFL’s Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman for the 2025 season.

The 35-year-old was the leader for a Saskatchewan unit that finished fourth in rushing and tied for the second-fewest sacks allowed. Analytics firm Pro Football Focus rated Hardrick as the top blocker in the league with a grade of 84.4. He allowed just 16 total pressures on 579 pass blocking snaps, a rate of 2.9 percent.

Hardrick is a four-time West Division all-star and a three-time All-CFL pick, including this season. This is the second time that he has been a finalist for the award, as he was the West Division nominee in 2023 as a member of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.

The native of Batesville, Miss., began his CFL career with the B.C. Lions in 2014. After a brief stint with Saskatchewan in 2015, he signed with Winnipeg the following season and became a fixture along the team’s offensive line, winning two Grey Cups. He signed with the Roughriders in 2023, becoming the highest-paid offensive lineman in the league.

The East Division nominee for Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman was Hamilton Tiger-Cats’ left guard Brandon Revenberg. Hardrick won the award by a 38-15 margin from national voters from the Football Reporters of Canada (FRC), joining Brendon LaBatte, Gene Makowsky, Andrew Greene, and Roger Aldag as the only Riders to win the award.

The Saskatchewan Roughriders (13-6) and Montreal Alouettes (12-8) will meet in the 112th Grey Cup at Princess Auto Stadium in Winnipeg on Sunday, November 16, with kickoff scheduled for 6:00 p.m. EST.

The Alouettes defeated the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the East Final by a score of 19-16, while the Roughriders came back to defeat the B.C. Lions in the West Final by a score of 24-21. The teams split their two regular-season meetings, though Montreal franchise quarterback Davis Alexander missed both games due to a hamstring injury.

The weather forecast in Winnipeg calls for a high of two degrees with a mix of sun and cloud. The game will be broadcast on TSN, CTV, and RDS in Canada, CBS Sports Network in the United States, and CFL+ internationally.

This marks the fifth time the Grey Cup will be played in Winnipeg and the second time it will be hosted at Princess Auto Stadium. The venue’s first Grey Cup was held in 2015 when the Edmonton Football Team defeated the Ottawa Redblacks by a score of 26-20, and Michael Reilly was named the game’s Most Valuable Player.